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One Month Without AI

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Summary

The author spent a month relying on AI code‑generation agents at work, finding that it increased context‑switching, eroded code understanding, and added hidden token costs, ultimately slowing delivery. After quitting AI and returning to TDD, he regained control, code quality, and personal productivity.

  • AI assistants can erode your understanding of the codebase, making reviews and debugging harder.
  • Using AI for whole tasks creates context‑switching overhead that can lengthen overall delivery time.
  • Verbose AI‑generated PR descriptions foster false confidence and complacency.
  • Stopping AI use and reverting to TDD restores ownership, code quality, and personal growth.

Developers who rely on AI code assistants should read this to see the hidden productivity and skill costs of over‑reliance.

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